Cleveland to add Damon to roster Tuesday

Any chance that free-agent outfielder Johnny Damon would take a couple of swings in Huntington
Park ended today with the announcement that the parent Cleveland Indians would add him to the
25-man roster on Tuesday, which is the reported contractual deadline.

Since signing, Damon has played games in extended spring training at the Cleveland complex in
Goodyear, Ariz., and apparently feels ready to help at the major league level. I never got
the feeilng from anyone connected with the Clippers that they expected to see Damon in
Columbus. Most veteran players do their level best to avoid such assignments.

Cleveland will have to make a 40-man roster move on Tuesday to accommodate Damon's arrival. That
transaction could ripple down to the Clippers depending upon which player is designated for
assignment.